February 13, 2022

South Dakota program aims to make it easier to feed tribes

Author: RICHARD TWO BULLS

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The Sicangu Community Development Corporation is a grassroots organization on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation that is working to change the narrative of Western colonialism and broken policy at the hands of the U.S. government with community-driven, Lakota-based solutions.
One of these solutions is fulfilling the notion of food sovereignty. There are 20 communities spread across the Rosebud Sioux Reservation, meaning tribal members have to travel 20 to 30 miles or more to g...